Wardrobe trunk



mannose TRUNK Filed Jan. 19, 1928 Patented Jan. 15, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY J. TRENTACOSTE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO INNOVATION TRUNKCOMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. I

WARDROBE TRUNK.

Application filed January 10, 1928. Serial No. 245,681.

The present invention relatos to improvements in wardrobe trunks whereinthe wardrobe section oi' the trunk is provided with a plurality otgarment hangers, pivotally connected at one end poi'tion to a side wallot the said section, and further provided with al shelf tor supportingthe free end portions ot the hangers while these are disposed iii theirnormal positions within the section.

An object of the invention is the provision of means tor preventingmovement or" the pivoted garmenthangers while the trunk is closed and intransit. In this way crowding ot the garments held by the carriers isprevented to the end that the garments are transported without acquiringiindersirable folds or creases, or possible permanentdamage.

The above and other objects will appear and be better understood fromthe following description The invention is defined in the claims.

A satisfactory embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front elevation view ot theinterior upper portion of the wardrobe section of a wardrobe trunkshowing 'the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a View on a slightly larger scale than Fig. 1, showing adetail plan of the invention.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one end portion of the invention, and;

Figure 4 is a cross section approximately on the line 4 1 ot Figure 2.

In the drawings A indicates-generally the upper end portion of thewardrobe section of a conventional type of wardrobe trunk, the cover orcompanion section, which may or may not contain a plurality of drawersis not shown, since the same forms no part ot the present invention.Such cover however will be regarded as being present in the finishedtinnkand li ingedtoone side of section A. The garment hanger 5 is ofordinary construction and connected at one end portion by a hinge 6 to aslide 7 mounted upon a carrier 8 which is connected by a hinge 9 to theouter portion of a side wall 10 of section A. In this connection it isto vbe understood that hanger 5 is one of a plurality of similar hangerswhich are individually mounted and slidable upon carrier 8. The saidcarrier by virtue of hinge 9 is turnable outwardly from the posit-ionshown in Fig. 1, and thereby operates to carry the hangers 5 bodilyoutward to a position in front of section A in which position the saidhangers may be individually manipulated to turn and thereby affordaccess to any desired garment. The free end portions of the hangers aresupported by a shelf 11 While the hangers are disposed Within section Aas shown in Fig. 1. Shelf 11 is disposed parallel with carrier 8, andrigidly secured to a side wall of section A opposite to carrier 8. Asshown in Figure t shelf 11 is angular in cross section and disposed withone ot its side portions in the horizontal in ordei to convenientlysupport the free end portions ot' hanger 5. A bayonet slot or angularsloped recess 12 extends transversely of the horizontally disposed sideportion of shelf 11 the said recess extending thru the outer plge 2oi"the said side portion as shown in i ig.

A keeper 13 is arranged to be moved into and out of recess 12, andacross the path of movement oi the hangers 5. The lower end portion ofkeeper 13 is pivot-ed as at 14 between a pair of horizontally extendingarms 15-16 of a bracket, the base plate 17 of which is rigidly seamed asat 18 to the upright side portion 19 of shelf 11. A spring lock nutWasher 20 is interposed between the arms 16 and a washer 21 on one sideof keeper 13 and surround the pivot 14. This spring washer 2O operatesto urge keeper 13 toward arm 15, and beyond one side of recess 12 asshown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing it is evident that the tension of the spring washer21 operated to hold keeper 13 against accidential turning movement. Whenthe keeper is turned to the full line position shown in F ig. 1. washer21 urges the keeper laterally and into the offset portion 21 of recess12, and when the keeper is moved to the dotted line position of the saidfigure the tension of Washer 21 moves the keeper to t-lie position shownin Fig. 2. Thon the keeper is in the full line position shown in Fig. 1,the upper free ond portion of the keeper bears upon the adjacent outermosthanger 5 so that outward movement of the said hanger and the carrieris positively prevented.

When the trunk is opened and the interior of sectionA exposed as shownin Fig. 1, keeper 13 may be readily manipulated to turn to the dottedline position of the said. figure whereupon thefhangers and carrier inaybe swungoutwardly.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the device of the presentinvention is susceptible of various n'iodilieations and l reserve theright to the use of such of'these as `may corne within the scope of theclaims.

claim:

l. ln a Wardrobe trunk, a garment hanger pivotally connected at one endto one side ivallfoffthe trunk, a shelf secured to an opposite sideu-"all of the trunk and forming asupport for the free end portion of thehanger, akeeper carried by the shelfand adjustable into and away freinthe path of inovement of the hanger and a tensioned means for securingthe keeper in any position of' adjustment thereof.

Q. ln a Wardrobe trunkv a garment hanger pivotally conne/ted at' oneendv to one side Wall of the trunk3A a shelf secured te an opposite sideWall of the truuk and forming a l support for the free end portion ofthe haue'- er, a. keeper pivotally connected to the shelf and movable inone direction tra sversely of the shelf 'to intercept the free end ofthe hanger and further movable in an opposite die rection and away fromthe hanger to perinit the saine to be swung outwardly from the trunk andmeans operatingr by tension to yieldingly hold the keeper againstmovement.

3. In' a Wardrobe'trunk,y a pivoted garment h'ai'iger, a shelf forming asupport for the free end portion of the hanger and having a transverserecess extendingat an angle to path of movement ofthe hanger, and akeeper pivotally connected to the shelf and movable into the recess to.prevent movement of the.. hanger outwardly from the trunk.

4. In a Wardrobe trunk a shelf forming` zii-'support for the free endportion of a garnient lia-nger normally disposed transversely of theinterior ofthe trunk and movable outwardly therefrom said shelf havingangularly disposed side portions one of which is transversely recessedand a keeper pivotally connected to the other side portion of the ielfand inovable into the recess to preii'eni. outward inoveinentof' thegarment hanger.

5. lin a .fardrobe trunk av shelf forming a support for thefree endportieri of garinent hanger normally disposed transversely oil theinterior-of the trunk and movable outwardly therefrom said shelf having'angularly disposed side portions one of which is providedv with atransverse recess having an offset porton7 a. keeper pivotally Connectedto the other side portion of the shelf and movable into the offsetportion of the recess t` prevent outward inoveinent of the garmenthanger and means operating to urge the keeper into the said offsetportion of the recess.

.ln testimony whereof have hereto afxed iny signature on this 7th dayofV January; 1928.

ANTHONY J. TRETTACOSTE.

